Pteris linearis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Polypodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Polypodiales

Familia: Pteridaceae
Subfamilia: Pteridoideae
Genus: Pteris
Species: Pteris linearis

Name

Pteris linearis Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 723 (1804).

• Typus: Mauritius, Jun 1769, Commerson s.n. (Holotype: P-LAM 00483542)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Pteris nemoralis Willd., Enum. Pl. 2: 1073 (1809).
    • Typus: Mauritius, J.B.G.M. Bory de St-Vincent (Isotypes: P00483540, 00483541).
    • Campteria nemoralis (Willd.) J.Sm., Bot. Mag. 72(Companion): 23 (1846).
    • Pteris biaurita f. nemoralis (Willd.) Duss, Div. Foug. Antill. Franc.: 68 (1903).
  • Pteris rottleriana Link, Fil. Spec.: 56 (1841).
  • Pteris nemoralis variegata Withington ex J.Dix, Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 375 (1862).
  • Pteris hildebrandtii Hieron., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 407 (1915).
    • Typus: Central-Madagaskar: Ampotaka bei Tananarivo, 15. Juni 1880, Hildebrandt 3479 (B 20 0092940, BM 000785339, K 000435443, P 00483475, 00483476, 00483477).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean St.Helena. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Mauritius, Réunion. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. & Poiret, J.L.M. 1804. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique. Tome 5. 748 pp. H. Agasse, Paris. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Pteris linearis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Pteris linearis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Feb 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Pteris linearis. Published online. Accessed: 28 Feb 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Pteris linearis Accessed: 28 Feb 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pteris linearis. Accessed: 2024 Feb 28.
• JSTOR Global Plants. Pteris linearis. Accessed: 2024 Feb 28 Reference page.